Question

Define the following giving suitable examples
1.onomatopoeia
2.understatement
3.simile
4.irony
5.allegory

Answer 1

1.The fact of words containing sounds similar to the noises they describe.

e.g. hiss, thud ,etc,.

2.A statement that describes something in a way that seems less imp, serious, bad, etc, than it really is or the act of making such statements

3.A word or phrase that compares something to something else using the words 'like' or 'as'

4.An usual or unexpected part of a situation etc.

5.A story, play, picture, etc in which each character or event is a symbol representing an idea or a quality such as truth, evil, death, etc.